Don't bend the copper coil repeatedly. Copper coil lets you bend to fit the location but once you install it, avoid bending it any more. It helps to have a shutoff valve on the pipe coming out of the wall, and you disconnect the copper coil each time you need to pull the refrigerator away from the wall for cleaning behind.

By having a lot of extra back there coiled up you can pull the fridge a little way from the wall so you can reach in more easily with the wrench and disconnect it and it will be springy enough to not bend in the process.

SeniorSitizen

10-15-2012 09:59 PM

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Take a good look at other products for this application. Example: 1/4" plastic tubing similar to Pex has been used successfully, when installed correctly, for 5 decades or more. Copper will deteriorate for a number of reasons. This one failed where it penetrated sheet rock on its way to the ice maker. I swear some copper fails because it was installed in the wrong sign of the zodiac. No more for me.